Tiracon 6V Polysynth | A look inside

[@L31PZ1G]

Almost unknown and last synthesizer from the former GDR, first shown at the Leipzig autumn fair in 1987 and available until 1989, when the wall brakes down. I love the unique sound and the timeless design.

[@waheex]

yes it's really nice and sound super despite being only one oscillator.

[@sidefish8362]

I like this sort of thing. 😋

[@waheex]

enjoy

[@Pamberjack_]

I too like this sort of thing. 😊

[@diogo_melo]

Really curious about when did the East German government branded electronic music as "inhumane"

[@waheex]

very interesting read: floriansievers.de/cosmic-flight-gdr

[@cu3350]

@@waheex , I read that article and frankly, it's so full with errors, assumptions, and half-truths, that it makes my head spin. The author claimed that the gov. deemed electronic music "inhumane", but doesn't provide anything to back up this claim. All the musicians and bands he mentioned alone should be enough to prove him otherwise. Plus there was already the soviet electronic music like Eduard Artemyev with Siberiade (and the GDR gov would not dare to criticize their socialist big brothers). Maybe the author thought of the 60s with Ulbricht at the helm of the GDR (who basically said, "we shouldn't follow every western garbage", but was referring to beat music like the Beatles of all things). AMIGA was NOT the only music label, there were others, although AMIGA was the one that dealt primarily with contemporary music. And listening to western music as claimed was also not forbidden, we listend to it all and watched the TV shows (Beat Club, etc). Discos for example had a rule to play 60% GDR/eastern songs and 40% western music (but this was practically never followed, western music dominated the Friday and Saturday night dances). What is true is that musicians had to prove proficiency before being allowed to "torture" people in public with their sounds (not the worst idea IMHO, it weeded out the complete hacks). You could still play and learn at home (or at one of the many music schools). Interestingly enough, most east German musicians used western synthesizers. The author briefly mentioned Pond, you should look these guys up, especially their "Sturmglocke" from the early 80s. Greetings from a former citizen of the GDR.